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A Soapstone brush washer, a presentation box for Hu Kaiwen brand, with a painting by Lushu, late Qing dynasty, 1900.

Estimate
4 000 - 6 000 SEK
358 - 537 EUR
359 - 539 USD
Hammer price
Unsold
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A Soapstone brush washer, a presentation box for Hu Kaiwen brand, with a painting by Lushu, late Qing dynasty, 1900.

The brush pot sculptured with a qilin dragon sitting on the rim. Height 5.3 cm. Length 6.5 cm.
Measure of paintings motif 50x22 cm.

Wear, chips. The paintings end part has originally held inkstones. Now missing.

Provenance

From the Collection of Edit Pettersson (1890-1970).

Edit was born in Eskilstuna, Sweden, and studied to be a midwife at Löweströmska hospital in Väsby. She graduated in Stockholm 1913, and after working for 2 years as a private midwife/nurse with a family in Värmland, she travelled with the Sibirian railroad to China, and settled in Kiaockow in 1915 to work as midwife with the missionaries there. She came to spend 5 years in China and kept in close contact throughout her life with the connections she made out there. She had a god son of the Emperor living with her and her husband in Hagalund, when he had fled China temporarily due to the political situation. The items have been treasured memories of the family since.